77Limitation on proceedings

77 Limitation on proceedings

(1)  A person is not entitled to make a claim or otherwise institute any proceedings for compensation for the taking of land after the expiration of 12 years commencing on the day the notice of acquisition of the land is gazetted.

(2)  Subsection (1) does not apply in respect of land in the process of being taken –

(a) immediately before the proclaimed day; and

(b) under the provisions of the Lands Clauses Act 1857 , the Public Authorities' Land Acquisition Act 1949 or the Lands Resumption Act 1957 .